Hi guys! I see a lot of negatives so I wanted to post my positive experience with effexor. I began having panic attacks (with agoraphobia) in June of this year. I tried Lexapro and buspar, neither worked. I went on 37.5 mg of effexor XR in november, and felt “out if it” for 2 days. I recently (a month ago) just went up to 75 mg, with no side effects. In general I have more dreams, but have not experienced anything else. Last semester it was so bad I couldn’t attend classes in person, and this week I’ve went to every single class, and even participated out loud! I’m so thrilled with this medication. I will say I do take hydroxyzine as needed. I typically take 50mg an hour before classes. I feel so much better with less overall anxiety than I did before effexor. I love it! The panic does not come on like it used to, and I feel like myself again.